Windows 10

miller745 · 9 Jun 2018 at 11:32

Mines just started to forget the monitor settings randomly on startup. The main monitor becomes the right monitor (out of 3) and the centre monitor changes resolution and refresh rate. Need to change primary monitor to the right and then back to the centre and then reboot to get the refresh rate above 29Hz!!

arknor · 10 Jun 2018 at 17:08

every windows update really annoys me !

always resets all my soundcard settings.
changes my power profile to "samsung high performance"
Which has minimal cpu state at 100% :rolleyes:

Steampunk · 14 Jun 2018 at 12:23

Does anyone know if it's still possible to upgrade from a Windows 8.1 installation to Win 10? The accessibility upgrade extension seems to have ended, so I'd like to know if I'm wasting my time upgrading a OEM Win8 installation if it won't accept the existing key.

arknor · 14 Jun 2018 at 23:43

apparently if you upgrade it works fine.

if it doesnt work you can just roll back to 8.1 anyway

Rroff · 15 Jun 2018 at 12:53

Great... did the latest updates on my GPD Pocket and now got the issue where Antimalware Service Executable constantly uses 40-50% CPU (yay on a battery powered device) and eats up a lot of RAM

****** Microsoft.

EDIT: Looks like it had got stuck in a loop trying to update/install a signature update

managed to sort it.

Destination · 15 Jun 2018 at 19:09

I had that on main PC the other night, I thought it was a loop in chrome, but the two might have just coincided.
Seems to be right as rain again now

Rroff · 26 Jun 2018 at 17:36

Dunno if this will make any difference but a survey here about the quality of Windows updates

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MXRWMYF

Supposedly is going to be fed back to someone at MS...

zola25 · 26 Jun 2018 at 18:38

Thanks, have filled out the survey. Not sure it will make any difference, after all they've never taken notice of anything I've fed back via the Feedback Hub nor the Insider Programme.

Rroff · 26 Jun 2018 at 18:44

Yeah I don't hold out much hope but its being organised by an official community moderator so that is something - whether they will get anywhere is another matter.

ED209 · 26 Jun 2018 at 19:06

I filled it in but I am sure it will be ignored like everything else

pastymuncher · 26 Jun 2018 at 19:08

Also completed it but I can't see that they will take any notice of the answers.

Steampunk · 26 Jun 2018 at 21:24

Steampunk said:
Does anyone know if it's still possible to upgrade from a Windows 8.1 installation to Win 10? The accessibility upgrade extension seems to have ended, so I'd like to know if I'm wasting my time upgrading a OEM Win8 installation if it won't accept the existing key.

Just for info, I used the Media Creation Tool to update a Win 7 OEM install directly (no media, just the "update this PC" option), and it installed and authenticated itself, so it's still possible to do free upgrades via the tool.

Rroff · 1 Jul 2018 at 15:45

Did I mention I hate Windows 10? :s

Was using one of my tablets last night and noticed it was momentarily pausing a lot - wsappx randomly kicked in in the background for around 10-15 minutes along with delivery optimisation service downloading "something" related to it - around 200MB despite I have the store stuff disabled and connection metering set... being on battery power that activity took around 10% additional off the battery life as well for no good reason for my usage...

Guess I'm gonna have to invest in more time with Powershell and/or 3rd party tools and with all the chances those tweaks will cause problems come the next big update or need redoing.

V F · 1 Jul 2018 at 17:11

The connection metering has nothing to do with Windows Updates to be honest. When I was downloading big updates for the tom tom, it stopped the downloads from completing while Windows Updates continued. I had to disable the metering to allow the tom tom to finish its updates.

Rroff · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:07

Yeah I've known that for awhile it is just so frustrating - in some ways it isn't a big deal for me as I've just upped to 30GB data to compensate but still I shouldn't have to do that and there will be people who are far more limited than myself in that respect.

Random Guy Esq. · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:15

Anyone here using the LTSB version of W10?

Orcvader · 2 Jul 2018 at 21:27

Anyone on the insiders preview of Windows and have a Chromecast? Apparently Edge can now cast to it, but Googling around I can't find anything about this. Just saw a comment on Reddit about a couple people being able to do this.

LoadsaMoney · 4 Jul 2018 at 17:06

Some bugs in Win 10 (1803) fixed, others persist

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/some_bugs_in_win_10_(1803)_fixedothers_persist.html

Rroff · 4 Jul 2018 at 17:30

LoadsaMoney said:
Some bugs in Win 10 (1803) fixed, others persist

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/some_bugs_in_win_10_(1803)_fixedothers_persist.html

From the comments there "Oh yes, its always 'small minority of users' up until it affects you." very apt for some threads here heh.

LoadsaMoney · 4 Jul 2018 at 17:36

Rroff said:
From the comments there "Oh yes, its always 'small minority of users' up until it affects you." very apt for some threads here heh.

Yep